A protest against Pussy Riot took place in Krasnodar

On March 31, 2012, a rally was held in Krasnodar against shares of the Pussy Riot group , which, according to various estimates, collected from 4 to 10 thousand rubles. Human. The organizer of the action "For Faith, Kuban and Fatherland" was the Interregional public organization "Orthodox Union", Krasnodar regional branch of the "All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, Krasnodar Regional educational public organization "Society" Knowledge "", Kuban military Cossack society, Krasnodar regional public organization "Center national cultures", Catherine's Center for Spiritual and Moral Development youth, Regional Public Movement "Anapa Parents' Committee" and Krasnodar Regional Spiritual and Patriotic Society "Heirs of Alexander Nevsky.

Observers note that the participants of the event organized bus rides from remote areas, many of them turned out to be employees of budgetary institutions and students. According to journalists, not everyone present was aware of what they were protesting against.

The rally was opened by the Cossack chieftain and vice-governor Krasnodar Territory Nikolai Doluda.

Before the start of the action, the Cossacks attacked those who appeared in Chistyakovskaya a grove of people with posters containing quotes from the Gospel: “Do not judge, let us not judge you will," "Whoever is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Attackers took away and tore up the posters.

In addition to protests against “Pussy Riot”, slogans were heard at the rally: “Russia not Sodom! and "No to gay parades!" Sources

• Protest against Pussy Riot "Punk Prayer" begins in Krasnodar // ITAR-TASS. 2012. March 31.
• Moshkin M. The Cossacks responded to the "Punk Prayer" // Moscow news. 2012. April 1.
• Titov E. Krasnodar. At a rally against "Pussy Riot" the Cossacks tore up posters with the sayings of Christ (VIDEO) // New Newspaper. 2012. April 1.